I' ve seen a whole lot of deer off of airport Rd, heading toward West Branch. But the area is way too populated during the rifle hunt for me. Bow hunting is great in the area though. North on F-97 in the old Oryx oil and gas fields is another good spot. I' ve also seen a lot of deer activity off of Geels Rd. But your best area is in the swamp off the left side of the road. It' s hard to get into it but it holds quite a lot of nice deer.
When the rifle season is on the swamps is the place to be. The real trouble I' ve found out after 30yrs. of hunting St. Helen. When your scouting this time of the year, and find a hot spot, usually someone else has found it too. Hey good luck scouting, and I hope you nail a good one this year.

Coyote Caller